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28 October

Islamic State Group Claims Deadly Blast in Kabul

The Islamic State jihadist group said it was behind a blast at a sports club that killed four people in the Afghan capital.

24 October

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

20 Killed in DR Congo Attack Blamed on IS-Linked ADF Militants

At least 20 civilians have been killed in an eastern DR Congo attack blamed on militants linked to the Islamic State group, local sources said.

24 October

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Drones Shot Down in Attack on US Troops in Syria: Pentagon

Two drones were shot down Monday during an attempted attack on a base housing US forces in Syria, according to the Pentagon.

19 October

Air

US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah Air Base, where US-led troops in 2017 helped Iraqis plan out the fight against the Islamic State in nearby Mosul

Staff Writer With AFP

US Shoots Down Drones in Iraq, Allied Forces Wounded

US forces shot down two drones and damaged a third in Iraq over the past 24 hours, with allied troops suffering "minor injuries" in one incident, CENTCOM said.

13 October

Asia Pacific

Smoke rises from the site of an attack after a massive explosion the night before near the Green Village in Kabul, September 2019.

Staff Writer With AFP

Blast Rips Through Shiite Mosque in North Afghanistan: Witnesses

A blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, with one reporting a "large number" of dead and wounded.

5 October

Africa

French Panhard VBL during Operation Aconit

Staff Writer With AFP

French Army Says to Begin Niger Withdrawal ‘This Week’

French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week," Paris said, after a falling-out with the military junta in power since a July coup.

3 October

Africa

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

Staff Writer With AFP

29 Niger Soldiers Killed by Suspected Jihadists: Defense Ministry

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defense ministry said, declaring a three-day national mourning period.

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29 September

Africa

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

7 Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack, 5 More in Ensuing Accident

Seven soldiers were killed in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.

24 September

Middle East